Hose-coupling for air-brakes.



N. GLEGG.

HOSE COUPLING FOR AIR BRAKES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 13.1910.

Patented July 25, 1911.

closed.

NELSON CLEGG, OF NEODESI-IA, KANSAS.

HOSE-COUPLING FOR AIR-BRAKES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 13, 1910.

Patented July 25, 1911.

Serial No. 572,399.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NiaLsoN (lines, a citi zen of the United States, residing at Neo: desha, in the county of \Vilson and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hose-Couplings for AirBrakes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hose couplings for air-brakes and the like and is designed more particularly as an improvement on the hose coupling on which Patent No. 579,291 was issued March 23, 1897, to H. \V. Cadott and C. C. (lrewson, my object being to produce a coupling containing valves and means for eiiiciently and reliably maintaining the same in unseated position in the event of the disengagement of the couplings through the accidental or other separation ofthe cars.

lVith this general object in view, the invention consists in certain novel and peculiar features of construction and organization as hereinafter described and claimed; and in order that it may be fully understood reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which;

F igure 1 is a side vlew of a hose coupling embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a section on the line IIII of Fig. 1. Fi 3, is an enlarged perspective view of one of the coupling heads. Fi 4, is a detail perspective view of one o the valves. Fig. 0, is a detail perspective view of one of the valve unseating levers. Fig. .6, is a detail pers ective view of one of the lockin pins.

ig. 7, is a section showing the valve-unseating pin and the lockin pin in the,positions which they occupy wl ie In the said drawing, 1 indicates two similar sections of hose of the type employed in air brakes and analogous apparatus and secured in the end of each section by means of a clamp 2 or other suitable means is a hollow coupling head 3, the head comprising a stem 4 u on which the hose section is clamped and a cylindrical body 5, the said body having flat faces or ends. The inner end is provided withfa central opening 6, and a surrounding groove 7 The outer end of the body is formed with a large threaded opening 8 normally closed by a screw cap 9,

rovided centrally wit-h an inwardly proectin'g lug 10, to receive the outer end of a spring 11. The stem 4 is curved so that the inner face or end of the body shall lie 11 the valves are r in the vertical plane of the center of that portion of the stem fitting in the hose section and in the outer wall of the curved portion of the stem is formed a threaded opening 12 closed by a plug 13, having a hollow inwardly projecting stem 14, and at the opposite side of the plug from the said body the outer wall of the stem is provided with an inwardly projecting lug 15 having a recess 16, to receive and form the fulcrum point of a longitudinally-slottcd lever 17, the lever at one end having a pivot lug l8, engaging said recess and being provided at its opposite end with an outwardly projectin arm 12) hearing a loose hinged relation with a disk valve 20, disposed within the said body and provided with an outwardly projecting lug 21 receiving the inner end of the spring 11 hereinbefore referred to, which spring is intended when not prevented or overpbwered, to seat the valve and thus close the opening (5.

Mounted upon the hollow stem 14 of plug 13 is a spring 22 which bears at one end against the plug and at the other end against the outer side of lever 17 which spring is adapted for swinging lever 17 inward when not prevented or overpowered, and said spring by such action cooperates with spring 11' in the seating of the valve, thou 11 such is not its primary function, as tie spring 11 is capable of accomplishing such result unaided. The principal function of spring 22 is for pressing inwardly against the lever to impart longitudinal movement. to a pin 23 which extends slidingly through the inner wall if the stem adjacent to the body and terminates in a press button 24, between said stem and the segment-shaped hook 25 cast integral with the stem, the inner face of said hook preferably paralleling the adjacent or inner face or end of the said body.

The head (it lumen 24 is provided with a reduced rounder end 26, for a purpose which hereinafter appears and with acouical projection 26 adapted to engage with a valve. relation the ground cavity 27 in the.

wall of the stem, so as to constitute an air- .tight joint therewith at ('Pllilll] times. The

inner face otthe same wall of the stem is provided with a similar cavity 2% for engagement at times by an enlargement :3.) of said stem, the enlargement 39 also constituting a valve which when engaged with the cavitv 28 revents the escape of air from of i318"- the stem around the pin 23. The valve 29 also bears against the inner face of the lever 17 and atits outer end is reduced to extend through'the wall. of said lever, and fit slidingl iii-the hollow inwardly projecting stem The od y is provided at the side opposite from the stem with an outwardly projecting segn'iental wedge 30, which is beveled or tapered at one end at 31 and at an intermediate point the wedge is provided with a ratchet tooth sha Jed notch 32. The bookshaped portion 0 the stem is provided with a longitudinal socket 313 having a reduced portion 34 and fitting in said socket is a locking pin 35, huvin a reduced stem 36, fitting in the reduced portion 34 of the socket andfitting in the latter is a spring 37 tending to hold the pin projected into the hook 25 for the purpose-of preventing the seatin r of the valve at certain times.

The 190 mg pin is provided with a groove 38 engz'lged by a pin 39.-which pin guards againstfthe. dislocation of thc inciting pm: The copphng is provided with a gastet 40 occupym groove 7.

Assuming that thc'atljuccnt ends ofthe hose sections areto he coupled tpgcthcrqin l that the valves of each arc. ezttot-l over their respective, openings 6, the bod ics-are htted to get er so hat the couplings shall engage,

the wedge 30 of each head hcing titled in the hook 25 of the other head with the wall of snugly against the other each head fittin head. The hcatfis are then luta'tctl slightly to cause the beveled portions" 31 oi? the wedges to engage the ends of theopposing locking pins and force the same out of the hooks and beyond the plane of reciprocatory movement of the buttons 34. At the same time the wcdgcs by hearing against the terminals of the hooks 25 force the pins 23 outwardly and rock the against the resistance oi thcsprings this outward movement of the levcrsswinging t the valves outward against thp'rcsistancc of i 5 rings 11, it being apparent that the act tion of the wedges on the hook terminals also acts to clamp the gaskets oi the bodies of the couplings together so as to establish an air-tight jo'tht between the same. It will thus be. seen that the coupling together of the hostsections opens up communication between them. By the time the couplings have attained the position shown in Fi s. l and 2. the notches 32 of the wedges register with and receive the locking pins 35,

the abrupt en'ds oi the notches limiting the rotatable movement of' the parts of the cpuplings. The pins when thus advanced serve to prevent the rescaling of the valves should the cars become accidentally uncoupled and therefore effect a separation of the bodies of the coupling. Whcn thus unsealed the air brakes will of course be inlcvcrs (mtwardly 'stantlyapplied because of the escape of the air through openings 6. Should an authorized person unco le the cars and the hose sections, the inclined bottoms of thc'notches 32 will force the pins out of the path of the buttons as the uncoupling action is completed so that said buttons may be moved by the levers 17 until their reduced rounded ends 24 are in the path of the locking pins 35, it being understood that when the buttons are so adptsted the valves close openings 6, and prevent the application of the brakes.

From the above description it will be apparent that l have )roduecd a hose conplin r for air-brakes ein'od 'ing the features 0 advantage enumerate as desirable and I wish it to be understood that I do not desire to be restricted to the exact details of construction shown and described as obvious skilled in the art.

' Having thus described the invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, 1s:-

1. In a hose con ling, a hollow head, comprising a stem an a body, the latter having its inner wall flat and rovided with an opening, a valve within t e body, a spring tendin to cause the valve to close said opening, a ever pivotally connected at one end to the valve and bearing a fulcrumed relation at its other to said stem, a pin suitably arranged and adapted when mo ed in one directton to operate said lever and unseat the I valve, aloeking pin, a spring tendin to ad- Vance the locking pin into the path 0t return L movement,. -to prevent the seating of the valve, apd means to prevent dislocation of the lockip pin. r

2. In a; rose cotgpling, a hollow head, comprising a stem an a body, the latter having its inner wall fiat and: rovidcd with an opening, a valve within tlie body, a spring tending to cause the valve to close said opening, a lever pivotally connected at one end to the valve and bearing a -fulcrumed relation at its other end to the stem, :1, pin suitably arranged and adapted when moved in one direction to operate said lever and unseat the valve, and a locking pin for automatically locking the first-named pin after the latter has been moved to effect the unseating of the valve, in combination with a similar head provided with a wedge for forcin the lockmg pin out of the path of the rst-named pin and for imparting cndwise movement to the latter to operate said lever and efiect the unseating of the valve;

modifications will suggest themselves to one 3. In a hose coupling, a hollow head, com- 3 3 valve.

at its other end to the stem, a pin suitably arranged and adapted when moved in one direction to operate said lever and unseat the valve, and a locking pin for automatically locking the first-named pin after the latter has been moved to efiect the unseating of the valve; in combination with a similar head provided with a wedge for forein the looking pin out of the path of the fi rst-named pin and for imparting endwise movement to the latter to operate said lever and efiect the unseating of t e valve; said wedge having a peripheral notch 'to receive the coking in after the first-named Fin has been cause to efi'ect the unseating o the valve.

4. In a hose coupling, a hollow head, comprising a stem an a body the latter having its inner wall fiat and rovided with an opening, a valve within 1; e body, a spring tendin tocause the valve to close said opening, a ever pivotally connected at one end to the 'valve and bearm a fulcrumed relation at its other end to sa d stem, a pin suitably arranged and adapted when moved in one direction to operate said lever to unseat the valve, a hook receiving the inner end of said in, and a locking pin for automatically ocking the first-named pin after the latter has been moved to effect the unseating of the 5. In a hose coupling, a hollow head, com- I rising a stem and a body the letter havmg' its inner wall flat 1nd rogigied with In 0penin,avavewitinte y,as

tendin to cause the valve to close said ing, a ever pivotally connected at on end to the valve and bearing a fulcrumed relation at its other end to said stem, a pin suitably arranged and adapted when moved in one direction to operate said lever to unseat the valve, a hook receiving the inner end of said pin, and a locking in for automation.

locking the first-named pin after the latter has been moved to efi'eet the unseating of the valve; in combination with a similar head provided with a wedge to engage the hook and said first-named pin to cause the latter to unseat the valve and to also engage the locking pin to force the same out of the path of the first-named pin and provided with a. beveled front end and with a peripheral notch for successive engagement by and re-( ceptlon of said lockin pin, and means for establishing an air-tig t joint between said heads.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

NELSON OLEGG. 

